{"id":26462,"date":"2021-02-07T09:28:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T13:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=26462"},"modified":"2021-02-14T23:41:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T03:41:21","slug":"manager-expectations-of-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/manager-expectations-of-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Manager Expectations of Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What are manager expectations of employees? How should managers set and communicate expectations?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manager expectations of employees are an important part of your workplace and workflow. You need to have a system for setting expectations and communicating them to employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about how to set manager expectations of employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Determine Manager Expectations of Employees<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Before you can assess performance, you need to determine your expectations <\/strong>so that the review can focus on whether or not your subordinates met them. (Failing to do this is the major problem with most reviews.)<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you come up with your manager expectations of employees, remember that output is an important marker of performance. Consider the recipient\u2019s actions, not just her results, because:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Often, there\u2019s a delay between doing an activity and seeing the output.<\/strong> The output might not accurately reflect the results of the recipient\u2019s activities during the period the review covers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, when Grove was reviewing one of the managers who reported to him, the manager\u2019s output measures were all strong\u2014for example, sales had increased. There were some signs that not all was well\u2014for example, the manager\u2019s organization had higher-than-usual turnover\u2014but Grove prioritized the output measures and gave the manager a good review.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next year, the output measures had all declined. Grove looked carefully at the situation and realized that the offset between the manager\u2019s activity and output was about a year. The output measures were only good the first year because they had been set up by previous employees and only come to fruition years later. Therefore, the manager hadn\u2019t deserved the good review because the outputs didn\u2019t reflect his actual performance. Interestingly, the manager\u2019s performance had actually <em>improved<\/em> since the first year, even though the output measure didn\u2019t reflect this at all: His work just hadn\u2019t come to fruition yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. You need to assess both short- and long-term projects. <\/strong>Long-term projects may not show output for years, so to evaluate them, consider the future gains and what they\u2019re currently worth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>(Shortform example: A writer\u2019s short-term work is to prepare articles. Her long-term work is to refine her workflow so she can write future articles faster. 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